Starlin Castro Unbridled Manlove with a Side Order of Sploogetasticism Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

Bumped for his vastly improved defense, particularly his decrease in throwing errors.

That's been nice.

The terrible plate discipline has been disappointing.

I think he's been trying to be a one-man team. Hopefully now that Rizzo's behind him in the lineup, we'll see his OPB get back into the .340 range.

[Bort]

Bumped for his vastly improved defense, particularly his decrease in throwing errors.

That's been nice.

The terrible plate discipline has been disappointing.

I think he's been trying to be a one-man team. Hopefully now that Rizzo's behind him in the lineup, we'll see his OPB get back into the .340 range.

[chork]I'm down with OPB[/chork]

[Eli]

This has been all over the place, but I wanted to formally acknowledge in this space that Chuck is wrong again.

Sources: #Cubs' deal with Castro will be for 6 or 7 yrs plus club option for another yr. Will buy out all 4 years arb and 2 or 3 FA years.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

This has been all over the place, but I wanted to formally acknowledge in this space that Chuck is wrong again.

Sources: #Cubs' deal with Castro will be for 6 or 7 yrs plus club option for another yr. Will buy out all 4 years arb and 2 or 3 FA years.

Apparently Epstein and Hoyer haven't been paying attention.

[Quality Start Machine]

This has been all over the place, but I wanted to formally acknowledge in this space that Chuck is wrong again.

Sources: #Cubs' deal with Castro will be for 6 or 7 yrs plus club option for another yr. Will buy out all 4 years arb and 2 or 3 FA years.

Intrepid Reader: Chuck

Now that it's officially a done deal without a no-trade clause, he's more tradeable.

[Internet Apex]

This has been all over the place, but I wanted to formally acknowledge in this space that Chuck is wrong again.

Sources: #Cubs' deal with Castro will be for 6 or 7 yrs plus club option for another yr. Will buy out all 4 years arb and 2 or 3 FA years.

Intrepid Reader: Chuck

Now that it's officially a done deal without a no-trade clause, he's more tradeable.

Internet Chuck is actually right in this instance. I hope he bounces back and has an awesome year next year and every year with the Cubs until I'm dead.  

[thehawk]

This has been all over the place, but I wanted to formally acknowledge in this space that Chuck is wrong again.

Sources: #Cubs' deal with Castro will be for 6 or 7 yrs plus club option for another yr. Will buy out all 4 years arb and 2 or 3 FA years.

Intrepid Reader: Chuck

Now that it's officially a done deal without a no-trade clause, he's more tradeable.

Internet Chuck is actually right in this instance. I hope he bounces back and has an awesome year next year and every year with the Cubs until I'm dead.  

Wait you can sign a player to a long term deal without a no trade clause?  What a world we live in.

Also interesting that Creepy Bruce Levine was talking on his Sunday radio show that there was a snag in the Castro talks, and that the parties might not do a deal over it.  So much for that.

[CT III]

This has been all over the place, but I wanted to formally acknowledge in this space that Chuck is wrong again.

Sources: #Cubs' deal with Castro will be for 6 or 7 yrs plus club option for another yr. Will buy out all 4 years arb and 2 or 3 FA years.

Intrepid Reader: Chuck

Now that it's officially a done deal without a no-trade clause, he's more tradeable.

Internet Chuck is actually right in this instance. I hope he bounces back and has an awesome year next year and every year with the Cubs until I'm dead.  

Wait you can sign a player to a long term deal without a no trade clause?  What a world we live in.

Also interesting that Creepy Bruce Levine was talking on his Sunday radio show that there was a snag in the Castro talks, and that the parties might not do a deal over it.  So much for that.

Did he also say that the Pudge Rodriguez signing was imminent?

[SKO]

Intrepid Reader Yeti:
So stoked to have his .276 BA and his 97 OPS+ in the lineup for the next decade...

[BH]

Intrepid Reader Yeti:
So stoked to have his .276 BA and his 97 OPS+ in the lineup for the next decade...

7 year decade.

[Yeti]

Intrepid Reader Yeti:
So stoked to have his .276 BA and his 97 OPS+ in the lineup for the next decade...

7 year decade.

It's the RIGHT decade, though

[Quality Start Machine]

Intrepid Reader Yeti:
So stoked to have his .276 BA and his 97 OPS+ in the lineup for the next decade...

7 year decade.

It's the RIGHT decade, though

Those numbers are kick-ass in base 7.

[morpheus]

Intrepid Reader Yeti:
So stoked to have his .276 BA and his 97 OPS+ in the lineup for the next decade...

7 year decade.

It's the RIGHT decade, though

Those numbers are kick-ass in base 7.

.276 and 97 can't be base 7 numbers, which would only have digits between 0 and 6.

[Quality Start Machine]

Intrepid Reader Yeti:
So stoked to have his .276 BA and his 97 OPS+ in the lineup for the next decade...

7 year decade.

It's the RIGHT decade, though

Those numbers are kick-ass in base 7.

.276 and 97 can't be base 7 numbers, which would only have digits between 0 and 6.

what are you, a fucking Mathlete?

[R-V]

Should I be worried about him? His OBP has been on a downward trend for a couple years now and power numbers are down from last year's improvement.